1) Forget skimpy, sheer or tight.2) Don't even try to buy bras, panties, thongs or G-strings.3) It's not what she reveals, it's how she feels.4) Think long and loose.5) Stage a two-person fashion show.

Podmore:Lingerie is a bad gift idea unless you're absolutely certain your girl wants it. Quite a number of women see it for what it really is: a gift for yourself that she wears.

I don' think that's even a question. Everyone knows this is the case. But why is it that women always get the good end of Valentine's Day? Us guys deserve one too.

That said, I just convinced my wife with subtle hints that I bought her lingerie for today. I actually got her one of those pajama-gram things, with nothing sexy. Just comfy. My lady LOVES pajamas, and all of her old sets are getting a little thread bare, so I figured she would like this more. But my hints were vague enough that she thinks some leather corset with matching riding crop is going to show up for her at work today.

A good v-day present should be something that turns the other person on, not what turns you on.

/I think I broke that rule this year, but only in the gift. What I'm wearing when I give it will be what counts.

I second this. Half the time I don't even get my OWN measurements right- it can be tricky when I'm a 36D in some bra brands, and a 38DD in others. And don't even get me started on the personal interpretations of S, M, and L. How the heck is a guy supposed to eyeball me and go uh, she's about this size...

You can never go wrong with sex toys though. Barring extremes, one size works for all. Yum.

Subby checks out the American Association of Retired People for lingerie ideas and has a problem with what be good ideas for most Retired People... Must be gunning for a grey saggy ex cougar working the lace french cut panties and matching bra...